Railroad splice-bar.



J. K. SMITH.

RAILROAD SPLICE BAR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT; 29, 1910.

998,415. Patented July 1s,.1911.'

a mym PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN K. SMITH, OF WAL'lI-IILL, NEBRASKA.

RAILROAD SPLICE-BAR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN K. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at VValthill, in the county of Thurston and State of Nebraska,have invented new and useful Improvements in Railroad Splice- Bars, ofwhich the following is a specifi cation.

This invention relates to railroad splice bars and the object of theinvention is the provision of simple and efiicient means for connectingand supporting the separate ends of railroad rails upon the ties.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a novel splice barwhich absolutely prevents spreading of the ties which support the splicebar.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing whichforms a part of this application and in Which:

Figure 1 is a top plan View. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is asection on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4: 4:of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 and 2 represent theseparate ends of the rails which are to be connected and which aresupported by the separated ties 3, the joint between the rail beingarranged intermediate the said ties and supported by the device whichwill now be described.

The connecting device comprises separate members 1 and 5 each havingregistering apertures 6 adjacent their ends to receve and permit thepassage of the ties 3. The members 4 and 5 are also provided withregistering apertures 7 to receive the bolts 8 and 8 the formerextending through the members by the apertures 7 and the latterextending through the members adjacent their ends. These members arebrought together beneath the rails, as: shown in Fig. 3 and haveextending inwardly and upwardly from their tops the base engagingflanges 10 which have integral therewith the fish plate flanges 11. Theflanges 1O overlie the base of the rails and the fish plate flanges 11are bolted to the webs of the rails in the ordinary manner by boltsimmediately over the apertures 6. The members are provided with wedgeshaped flanges 13 whose lower Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 29, 1910.

Patented July 18, 1911.

Serial No. 584,508.

wall is flush with and forms a partof the upper walls of the apertures6. The flanges 13 are provided with notches 14: adapted to receiveentering spikes 15. The fish plate flanges 11 are arranged in the centerof the device and have their ends terminating at a point just above theinner walls of the apertures 6. The flanges'lO, however, extend onbeyond the flanges 13 to the end of the device.

In applying the attaching device the inner member is first slipped uponthe ties and placed in position against the ends of the rails with theflange 10 overhanging the base of the rails and the apertures in thefish plate flange registering with the apertures in the rail as iscustomary. The outer member is then placed in position and bolted to theinner member by the bolts 8 and 8 after which the bolts 12 are insertedthrough the fish plate flanges, so that the rails are prevented fromrelative endwise movement with the connecting device.

In this type of device it will be noticed that two ties are utilized forconnecting the joint chair and that these ties are prevented fromrelative separation and also from transverse movement with respect tothe rail by the spikes 15.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A rail splicingdevice comprising a pair of members having registering aperturesadjacent their ends adapted to receive sup porting ties, rail baseengaging flanges extending from end to end of said members, fish plateflanges integral with said rail base flanges and having apertures, boltspassing through said apertures to secure the flanges to the webs of therails, said fish plate flanges terminating above the inner walls of thetie apertures and notched flanges arranged over said apertures andforming a continuation of the upper walls thereof, together with boltsto connect the separate members together.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN K. SMITH.

Witnesses:

C. M. MATI-IEWSON, J. E. BOTTOMLEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

